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The Old Rectory, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ

16 planning records

Estimated value

£953,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£385,000)+148%
  • Against IP28 6RQ's recent median (£650,000)+47%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
9
Floor area
891 m²
9596 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£953,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£385,000)+148%
  • Against IP28 6RQ's recent median (£650,000)+47%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Old Rectory is modelled from its 891 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6RQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    891 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2012

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in IP28 6RQ

    5 sales, median £650,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 16 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Rectory valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 February 2006Most recent

    £385,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP28 6RQ: £650,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old Rectory, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Old Rectory

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Rectory is a nine-bedroom detached house in Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds (IP28 6RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 891 m² (around 9596 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 891 m² the property is well over the postcode median (234 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £953,000 sits 147.5% above the 2006 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm. 16 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms9
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old Rectory sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2022

Current Certificate
Mar 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
89.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 March 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Rectory, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Rectory has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

16 applications on record at The Old Rectory, School Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RQ

16decisions147documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Oct 2000
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Reduce height of Leylandii situated within a Conservation Area

    Conservation Area
    Reference
    TCA00/644
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Rectory is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£432

Street avg £2,636

Strongly below

Floor Area

891 m²

Street avg 230 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

16 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

89.0 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bury St Edmunds district page.
Full Bury St Edmunds report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

122/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary380m

Nearest stops

  • ChurchBus stop71m
  • SchoolBus stop313m
  • Giles WayBus stop386m
  • GreenBus stop490m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences770 reports45%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson169 reports10%
  • Other Theft140 reports8%
  • Anti-social Behaviour135 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP28 6RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for IP28 6RQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for IP28 6RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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£479k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Old Rectory is modelled from its 891 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in IP28 6RQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Old Rectory. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Old Rectory was lodged in March 2012 at band F and expired in March 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 16 applications are matched to The Old Rectory. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 14 stops listed are measured in a straight line from IP28 6RQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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